Yokoyama Yasushi

Biography

l Attended (except graduate school) The University of Tokyo , Faculty of Science , Department of Chemistry 1975 , Graduated Graduate School Attended, etc. The University of Tokyo , Graduate School, Division of Science , Department of Chemistry Doctor Course , 1980 , Completed Degree Ph. D. (Science) , The University of Tokyo , 1980/03 Research Career Professor, Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University , 2001/04 - Ongoing Professor, Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University , 1999/04 - 2001/03 Associate Professor, Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University , 1991/12 - 1999/03 Research Associate, Department of Materials Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University , 1985/04 - 1991/11 Research Associate, Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University , 1980/04 - 1985/03

Research Interest

Career Research 1985.8 - 1986.9 Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, USA (Mentor: Professor Amos B. Smith, III)  1996.4 - 1996.9 Honourary Research Fellow, University College London, UK  2007.4 - 2009.3 Research Professor, Chemistry, Graduate School of Sceince, The University of Tokyo Research Field (grants-in-aid-for-scientific-research classification) Functional solid state chemistry Organic and hybrid materials Current Subject Creatiion of Novel and High-performance Photochromic Compounds Photochromism , Organic Synthesis Development of Novel liquid Crystalline Compounds Liquid Crystal Development of Photon-mode Optical Memory Media Photochromism , Non-destructive Readout , High-density Optical Recording Development of Novel Materials for Auto-Regulation of Optical Properties Photochromism , Autophotoregulation